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East covers the second club and then you have to unblock clubs and ruff out the 7 before you can pitch a ♠ on the last one. Your ♠ A is gone, and also ♥ K, if you play K and small to J.

Thanks! This feels like a everyday kind of hand, and one that I felt I missplayed badly at the table. I played the Q trick one, which I think is really bad: The lead could be singleton, if I play for the king to be onside, then I would still need West to have Jack singleton to pick up all the clubs, and if I play for clubs to be Kxx Jx, I can play a club to the queen later, and not risk a ruff now. Playing the A also have the bonus effect of picking up singleton K (or J I guess) with West, as in this case. When ♥s are 3-2 with Qx onside, you get 13 tricks on this layout. Follow up question: After losing trick 1 to the K, and winning the ♠ J return with the king, should I: 1) Assume that some tables will get a trump or ♦ lead, and will play hearts as above and lose one club trick. Therefore I should play for ♣ to be J75 - K3 and play ♥ the same way, and get 12 tricks. 2) Assume that clubs are 4-1 and that someone are in the same situation as me, and try to beat those by playing for W to have Qx in hearts, and then play small to J and the A, as I no longer have have enough entries to set up a club for ♠ pitch if I play ♥ K first. At the table I lost to the K, and played ♥ K and ♥ to J and another ♥. Clubs were 4-1. 11 tricks. Ugh.

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I agree with 655321 :lol:

Table tennis not popular? You must mean in Europe, Gerben. I think the Table Tennis World Championships is the third or fourth biggest sport event. And, yeah it is fun to watch, looks almost unreal at times.

I would pass now, our hand has become a little worse since we last bid (and we have almost a minimum hand for our 2♣), also it sounds like we have a misfit. I don't think it is very close, but could probably be argued into that it is. The last question is more unclear for me, but I think I would have taken it as card showing.

I would have opened this hand in a basic 2/1 system with my partner, but when I passed double seems like a clear action. Agree with the others, just too many ways for it to work out.

I would bid game, and also agree with the previous bidding.

The age requirement varies from sport to sport, anyway the olympics have been a great watch so far. And here in Norway NRK which cover the olympics have two TV channels and five extra streaming channels on their website, all free. Good stuff.

Sorry,both sides are non-vul.

MP pairs, non vul, sitting North you hold this collection: ♠K2 ♥T ♦K9876532 ♣KJ Your partner is dealer and passes, and West opens 4♥, do you bid 5♦?

I love those kinda plays, playing from x's up to Kx Qx etc, and have managed to pull them of a few times, and stuff like "setting" up your worst suit. You should read The Other Side Of Bridge by Victor Mollo for more of thos kinda stuff (not specifically MP's oriented), probably my favourite bridge book.

3♠ this round for me, agree with Roland.

Happy Birthday B)

Alas, I fear it will be a boring final much like the first 50-60 mins of the Spain-Russia match, but I hope I will be mistaken.

Yes, a clear overcall for me.

IMO _P = 10, 2♠ = 9, 1N = 3, 3♠ = 2. Seriously? Anyway, 1N looks perfect.

I haven't said Portugal is so much better, clearly if they were, they would not allow Germany to score two of their goals, and this is nothing special against the Germans or anything, just the fact that when fast players meet slower defenders things gets a little nasty at time, nothing is more irritating to watch then defenders that jumps into the running path of the attacker, tackles him, holds him in the shirt etc just when the attacker is almost through. And also I admit I was a bit harsh on Ballack, I should have written accepted trends in football instead.

Agree hotShot, watching the 119 other mins was all worth it then. And also I thought there was a new rule that said all yellow cards were ereased after the quarter final? But apperently it isn't so?

As I come from Norway, I can't say they do :) But yes I guess you are right, I guess it is just a sad fact with football that when a player is more skilled and faster then the opponents they will be stopped with illegal methods, and mostly get away with it. And also I have yet to see a referee that gives a yellow card to a player who has a yellow card from before, unless the second yellow card is VERY clear. But I guess every football player in the world knows this, and sadly most of them act on it. And why excactly can't there be someone watching the game on a video, that the referee can consult via the headset if he is unsure in the critical situations (maybe about 2-3 of them each match) and then get the "anwser" within some seconds?

So as a captain he should show he doesn't stand for that kind of football (and when will we get video judging of those kinda situations?). Also he has critized the Portugal players for dives, unfair play etc, and then he do it himself, and the best situation was when he was "hit" in the face, or shoulder I can't remember, he was sitting there whining like a little boy, I don't understand how football players manage to do that. Also he is constantly whining to the referee, trying to affect decisions etc I can't undertand why loads of people around on various forums today thought the German victory was deserved, but obviously Portugal should have been a little bit more awake when Germany had freekicks, corners etc :) Anyway, looking forward to todays game. Any predictions?

I agree with Andy, first x is also very clear.

Ballack is a worse disgrace then the whole Italian team together, arrrgghhh!!!!! <_<

I think I would go for 3♦.